Boundary + Less Vs. Boundary + Full

​I recently took a new student workshop for my upcoming PhD program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  They were getting our juices flowing with some creative writing exercises.  The hope is the development of creative writing skills ultimately leads to a well written dissertation.

One exercise is particular spoke to me.  An exercise in Ekphrasis (“Description” in Greek). An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through narrating and reflecting on the action of a painting or sculpture, the poet can expand the artwork's meaning. Some notable examples you may have read in school are Keats' “Ode on a Grecian Urn” or Carlos' "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus".

So as a good workshop participant, I took a stab at it by reflecting on "Abaporu" (The Man That Eats People) painted by Tarsila do Amaral. 

Sun glares over cacti
Skies cloudlessly bright
Sits on grassy dryness
Elbow rests

Thoughts of consumption
Tastes of emotions, souls, lives
Inflammation engorges 
Boundary + Less

How does another's act of "cannibalism" expand your thoughts on cultivating your personal boundaries?